People Spotlights

Discover how one UB student is turning her fascination with human behavior into a future career.

Senior Anisha Aktar shows how finding pockets of joy makes space for community, friendship and academic success at UB.

The certified therapy dog and his handler help students find connection, care and a moment of calm during finals week at UB.

UB senior Naila Karajic credits the University Libraries’ spaces, resources and supportive environment with helping power her journey toward a future in neurosurgery.

The $500 award recognizes students who produce significant academic inquiry requiring the use of the Libraries' information resources and collections.

DiAcetis works to make digital materials in Special Collections accessible to researchers, tackling technical preservation puzzles like format obsolescence along the way.

Mancuso shares how she approaches her role today as UB Libraries' Facilities Planning and Management Officer.

Feldballe is a cataloging and metadata librarian at the UB Libraries, where she has worked in both Discovery Services and the Poetry Collection. 

Today, he serves as both cataloging librarian and cataloging team supervisor, a dual role he says keeps him engaged in both hands-on technical work and team leadership.

UB Libraries’ new facilities operations supervisor brings extensive academic library experience to campus.

Zafron has served in Health Sciences Library Services since 2003, first as senior assistant librarian, then in her current rank since 2009.

The innovative pedagogy and creative spaces librarian at UB helps faculty and library staff integrate new technologies into teaching and research.

Rowley has led the science and engineering library services team at UB since 2018. 

The award honors works of legal bibliography, legal research and law librarianship. 

Taddeo recently participated as a panelist in "Blind Date with a Banned Book," a community event presented by Buffalo Toronto Public Media.